Mike's Place suicide bombing
| Mike's Place suicide bombing | |
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| Part of the Second Intifada militancy campaign | |
 The attack site
The attack site
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| Location | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Coordinates | 32°4′38.22″N 34°46′0.57″E / 32.0772833°N 34.7668250°E |
| Date | April 30, 2003 12:45 am |
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Attack type
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Suicide attack |
| Deaths | 3 Israeli civilians (+ 1 bomber) |
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Non-fatal injuries
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+50 civilians |
| Perpetrators | Hamas and Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed joint responsibility |
The Mike's Place suicide bombing was a Palestinian suicide attack, perpetrated by British Muslims, at Mike's Place, a bar in Tel Aviv, Israel, on April 30, 2003, killing three civilians and wounding 50.
The two assailants entered Israel from Jordan, via the Allenby Bridge.
They reached the scene of the attack from a nearby hotel where they had rented a room. A search was conducted in the assailants hotel room in which the investigators discovered an elastic belt, explosives and a map of downtown Tel Aviv, on which several crowded venues, including Mike's Place, were clearly marked.
At 12:45 am on April 30, 2003, the suicide bomber approached Mike's Place and blew himself up at the entrance. The force of the blast killed three people and injured over 50 people. One of the wounded was security guard Avi Tabib, who managed to block the suicide bomber, preventing him from entering the bar and causing further fatalities.
Fatalities
Critically injured
After the attack the Palestinian terrorist groups Hamas and Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed joint responsibility for the attack. In addition, Hamas spokesman identified the perpetrators as British Muslims Asif Muhammad Hanif, 22, from London and Omar Khan Sharif, 27, from Derby.
Immediately after the first attack the other suicide bomber who was carrying a concealed explosive belt, was supposed to carry out another attack but his explosive device failed to detonate. This second suicide bomber, who may have been injured at that point from the explosion, threw away his explosive belt and fled the scene. He reached the David Intercontinental Hotel in the Menashiya residential neighborhood of Jaffa and struggled with the security guard at the entrance trying to steal his ID, but he did not manage to do so.
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